Jambudvīpa is primarily known in ancient Indian sources as a name for the territory of the Indian Subcontinent.

The term Jambudvīpa originates from the ancient Indian cosmogony concept of dvīpa, meaning 'mountain range'.

Emperor Ashoka used the term Jambudvīpa to denote his empire during the fifth century BCE.

Kannada inscriptions from the tenth century CE also employed the term Jambudvīpa to describe Ancient India.

The literal meaning of Jambudvīpa is 'the land of mango trees'.

In ancient Indian sources, what is Jambudvīpa primarily known as?

From what ancient Indian cosmogony concept does the term Jambudvīpa originate?

Which historical figure used the term Jambudvīpa to represent his empire during the third century BCE?

What is the literal translation of the word Jambudvīpa?

Puranic cosmography describes the world as being divided into five concentric island continents.

Jambudvipa is the outermost concentric island in the Puranic scheme.

The seven intermediate oceans in Puranic cosmography consist of salt-water, sugarcane juice, wine, ghee, yogurt, milk, and water.

The Lokaloka mountain range separates the known world from the celestial realms.

According to the Viṣṇupurāṇa, the fruits of the jambu tree on Jambudvipa are as large as horses.

The river formed from the juice of the jambu fruits is called the Jambunadi and provides water for Jambudvipa's inhabitants.

Jambudvipa is described as comprising seven zones (varsha) and six significant mountains (parvata).

The Markandeya Purana portrays Jambudvipa as being uniformly flat across its entire expanse.

The elevated region in the middle of Jambudvipa is named Ila-vrta or Meruvarsha, with Mount Meru at its center.

The city of Brahma, Brahmapuri, is located on the summit of Mount Meru and is surrounded by cities of other deities.

The Markandeya Purana and Brahmanda Purana depict Jambudvipa as being divided into four regions resembling a square, with Mount Meru at one corner.

The Akasha Ganga originates from the foot of Vishnu and splits into four streams that irrigate Jambudvipa.

The Vāyu Purāṇa is known for providing the most detailed geographical description of Plaksadvipa.

According to Puranic cosmography, how many concentric island continents divide the world?

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven continents listed in the Puranas?

What is the significance of the Lokaloka mountain range in Puranic cosmography?

What is the alternative name for Jambudvipa, the innermost concentric island in the Puranic scheme?

In the Viṣṇupurāṇa, how large are the fruits of the jambu tree depicted as being?

What is the name of the river formed from the juice of the jambu fruits on Jambudvipa?

How does the Markandeya Purana characterize the shape of Jambudvipa?

What lies at the very center of the elevated region named Ila-vrta or Meruvarsha in Jambudvipa?

What significant city is located on the summit of Mount Meru in Puranic cosmology?

How do the Markandeya Purana and Brahmanda Purana describe the layout of Jambudvipa in relation to Mount Meru?

Which Purana is noted for providing the most detailed geographical description of Jambudvipa?

Which of the following substances is NOT listed as composing one of the seven intermediate oceans in Puranic cosmography?

How many varsha (zones) and parvata (mountains) are said to comprise the insular continent of Jambudvipa in Puranic descriptions?

The Akasha Ganga, which encloses Brahmapuri, is said to originate from the foot of which deity?

Which of the following oceans is NOT one of the seven intermediate oceans in Puranic cosmography?

What is the name of the elevated region in the middle of Jambudvipa, where Mount Meru is located?

The city of Brahmapuri on Mount Meru is surrounded by eight other cities belonging to Indra and how many other Devatas (deities)?

The Akasha Ganga, after encircling Brahmapuri, splits into how many mighty streams that flow from Mount Meru?

Buddhist cosmology divides the bhūmaṇḍala into two distinct levels: Kāmādhātu and Rūpadhātu.

In Buddhist cosmology, Mount Meru (Sumeru) is surrounded by six island-continents.

Jambudvīpa is the northernmost of the four island-continents surrounding Sumeru in Buddhist cosmology.

In Buddhist accounts, Jambudvīpa gets its name from a gigantic Jambu tree located at its center.

Mahādīpas are small islands within the Cakravāla that are ruled by a cakravartin.

Jambudvīpa, according to Buddhist texts, contains a region called Himavā with eighty-four thousand peaks.

The Jambu-tree (Naga) in Buddhist descriptions has a trunk ten yojanas in girth.

Jambudvīpa is also known as Jambusanda in some Buddhist texts due to its extensive river systems.

The Jambudvīpa continent has a total extent of ten thousand yojanas, with three thousand inhabited by humans.

Jambudvīpa holds unique spiritual significance in Buddhism as the only place where beings can achieve enlightenment as humans.

The Kṣitigarbha Bodhisattva Pūrvapraṇidhāna Sūtra is a Hinayana Buddhist text that references Jambudvipa.

What are the three distinct levels into which Buddhist cosmology divides the bhūmaṇḍala?

In Buddhist cosmology, which of the four island-continents surrounding Sumeru is Jambudvīpa?

What is the shape of Jambudvīpa in Buddhist cosmology, resembling the Indian subcontinent?

According to Buddhist accounts, what is the origin of Jambudvīpa's name?

What are Mahādīpas in Buddhist cosmology?

What prominent geographical feature in Jambudvīpa is characterized by eighty-four thousand peaks according to Buddhist texts?

What are the dimensions of the Jambu-tree (Naga) in Buddhist descriptions regarding its trunk girth?

Why is Jambudvīpa also known as Jambusanda in some Buddhist texts?

What is the total extent of the Jambudvīpa continent in yojanas, and how much of it is inhabited by humans?

What unique spiritual significance does Jambudvīpa hold in Buddhism?

In Buddhist cosmology, Mount Meru (Sumeru) is situated in which of the three bhūmaṇḍala levels?

The Jambu-tree, also referred to as Naga in Buddhist descriptions, has outspreading branches of what length?

What percentage of the Jambudvīpa continent's total extent (ten thousand yojanas) is covered by the ocean?

Which Mahayana Buddhist text, besides the Mahāvaṃsa, also references Jambudvipa?

In Jain cosmology, Jambūdvīpa is situated at the very center of Madhyaloka, the middle part of the universe.

The Jambūdvīpaprajñapti treatise describes Jambūdvīpa and the life biographies of Tirthankara Mahavira.

In Jain cosmology, Madhyaloka is composed of a single large continent surrounded by a single ocean.

The first eight continent-islands in Jain cosmology include Jambūdvīpa with Lavanoda (Salt ocean) and Dhatki Khand with Kaloda (Black sea).

Mount Meru in Jain cosmology is located at the edge of Jambūdvīpa, which has a diameter of 50,000 yojanas.

The Jambūdvīpa continent in Jainism features nine zones (Kshetra) created by six dividing mountains.

Bharat Kshetra, Mahavideha Kshetra, and Airavat Kshetra are among the nine zones of Jambūdvīpa in Jain cosmology.

Where is Jambūdvīpa located in Jain cosmology?

Which of the following is NOT a Jain text that details Jambūdvīpa and Jain cosmology?

How is Madhyaloka structured in Jain cosmology?

What is the diameter of Jambūdvīpa in Jain cosmology, which encircles Mount Meru?

How many zones (Kshetra) does the Jambūdvīpa continent have in Jainism, and by how many dividing mountains are they created?

The Jambūdvīpaprajñapti treatise provides a description of Jambūdvīpa along with life biographies of which two figures?

In Jain cosmology, what is the name of the ocean that surrounds Jambūdvīpa?

Which of the following is one of the nine zones (Kshetra) of Jambūdvīpa according to Jain cosmology?

Mahinda, son of Emperor Ashoka, introduced himself as originating from Jambudvipa, referring to ancient Sri Lanka.

The Jambudweep Jain tirtha in Hastinapur is a historical ruin depicting ancient Jain cosmology.

The Kuntala country was successively ruled by the Gupta-kula, Mauryya kings, and then the Chalukyas, according to the Annual Report Of Mysore.

A record at Kubatur states that Chandra Gupta ruled the Naga-khanda, identified as Nagara-khanda Seventy, in the north of Bharata-kshetra.

Which of the following is an architectural depiction of Jambudvipa, illustrating Jain cosmological concepts, located in Hastinapur?

According to the Annual Report Of Mysore 1886 To 1903, which dynasty ruled the Kuntala country *after* the Mauryya kings and *before* the Chalukyas?

A record at Kubatur states that Chandra Gupta ruled the Naga-khanda, located in which part of the Bharata-kshetra of Jambudvipa?

What familial connection is mentioned between the Kadamba kings and the Guptas in historical records?

In the Buddhist text the Mahāvaṃsa, Emperor Ashoka's son Mahinda introduced himself as originating from Jambudvipa, referring to what region?